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} No. 667,638. Patented Feb. 5, l90l.

S H. STBOUP.

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(Application filed June 26, 1900.)

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SAMUEL H. STROUP, OF ALDERSON, INDIAN TERRITORY.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 667,638, dated February5, 1901.

Application filed J 11110 25, 1900.

. To atZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL H. STROUP, a citizen of the United States,residing at Alderson, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Books, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to new and useful im provem cuts in booksespecially adapted for filing papers, such as railroad-tariffs; and itsprimary object is to provide a device which is divided into separatesections, each of which may contain papers of a particular character.

Another object is to provide means of particular construction forretaining the papers in position within the book.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination ofparts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, showing the preferred form of my invention,and in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the book in opened position.Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of thebook when closed, and Fig. 4 is a section on line 4 4, Fig. 1.

Referring to said figures by numerals of reference, 1 1 are the coversof the book, which are connected at their inner edges by a back 2 ofsuitable width. One of the covers is provided near its outer edge, atopposite sides thereof, with plates 3, which are secured to the innersurface in any desired manner, as by means of rivets. Each of theseplates has an outwardly-extending portion 4, which is provided upon itsinner face with teeth 5. A pin 6 extends up from said plate, near theinner edge thereof, and this pin is preferably sharpened at its freeend. A strip of metal or other suitable material 7 is adapted to engagethe teeth of each of the portions 4 of the plates 3, and this strip isprovided with suitable portions 8, which are adapted to register withand receive the pins 6, heretofore referred to.

Secured to the back 2 at regular intervals are longitudinally-extendingstrips of fabric. Each strip is secured at its outer edge to the leaf10, formed of suitable material, as stiff board, and this leaf isprovided upon opposite sides with the fastening means heretoberial No.21,554, (No model.)

fore described, the fastening means upon one face being arranged at oneedge and upon the other face at the opposite edge of the leaf. Elasticbands 11 are secured to each leaf and cover adjacent to the edgefarthest removed from the fastening means, and these bands are adaptedto retain the papers, when placed within the book, Hat and closetogether. It will be seen that the fastening means upon the upper facesof the leaves and covers are arranged at the outer edges thereof, whilethe fastening means upon the lower faces are located adjacent to theinner edges. This, as is obvious, will permit the book to closecompactly, as shown in Fig. 3. Papers are secured within the book byplacing them upon the pins 6, which project from the covers or leaves.The strip 7 is then placed thereover and over the pins and the endsthereof brought into engagement with the teeth 5. is desired to refer tothe papers, the elastic band 11, which incloses the same, is removed,

and it will thus be seen that the same can be opened backward upon theirfastenings.

By reference to the drawings it will be seen that each leaf containspractically two independent books when the papers are fastened thereto,and, if desired, each book may be provided with a suitable index, asshown in Fig. 1, whereby the papers thereof can be quickly referred to.The fabric 9 is of such length as to permit the leaves and the paperssecured thereto to lie fiat when the book is opened, as shown in Fig. 2.When the book is closed, this fabric will fold upon itself.

If desired, a suitable memorandum 12 may be placed over the leaves ofeach separate book or set, and thus each is secured in position in thesame manner as the balance of the papers.

In the foregoing description I have shown the preferred form of myinvention, but I do not limit myself thereto, as I am aware thatmodifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit orsacrificing the advantages thereof, and I therefore reserve the right tomake such changes and alterations as may fairly fall within the scope ofmy invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

When it 1. The combination with a cover and aback, of a flexible stripsecured to the back, a leaf to said strip, a toothed plate at oppositesides of the leaf, pins extending from the leaf in alinenient with theplate, and a strip adapted to engage the pins and the teeth of theplates.

2. The combination with covers and a back, of a flexible strip securedto the back, a leaf to said strip, a plate secured to the leaf near eachside thereof, a toothed portion extending from each plate, a pin to eachplate, and

. a perforated strip adapted to engage the pins and toothed portions.

3. The combination with covers and a back,

of flexible strips secured to the back, a leaf [5 to each strip, toothedplates secured to the opposite faces of each leaf adjacent to the innerand outer edges thereof, pins adjacent to said plates, strips adapted toengage the pins and toothed plates, and elastic bands to 20 the leavesfor inclosing papers placed thereon. In testimony whereof I afiix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL H. STROUP.

Witnesses:

GEO. LINDSEY, I. L. OARTE.

